
Andy
Liverman '02 and Eric Feins '03 won the bronze
medal in the USA LWT 8+ at the 2003 World
Championships in Seville.


Andy Liverman '02 is the heavyweight
single at the 2003 Pan-Am Games in the Dominican
Republic!


The LWT 2x of Tom Toro '04 and Evan Gibson '04
made the A Final at the Pan-Am Games Trials.


Pat McGarvey '01 won the Head of the Charles,
the Sprints, the IRA National Championship, and
the Temple Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, all
without ever having taken a stroke before he
came to Yale!

 50 Yalies have raced on Olympic crews representing the U.S. and Canada starting with the 1924 Olympics in Paris through the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta


Eric Den Besten '97 won the gold medal in
the USA LWT 8+ at the 1999 World
Championships. Eric, a three year veteran of the U.S. team, has raced in the straight four at the Worlds in '97 and '98 where his crews finished 5th and 6th in the finals. An oarsman who learned to row at Yale,
Andrea Trento '98 was the five-man in the U.S. 8+ that won a silver medal at the
1998 World Championships in Cologne, Germany.

 Charles Lozner '99 has coxed the heavyweight four with coxswain two years in a row, in '97 and '98. Both times he has come in fourth.

Can you join us?Well, what do you expect of yourself?

Do you love rowing? Do you need to compete? Do you have fun under great pressure? Are you eager for hard work? Do you dare to test yourself in a public arena? Are you willing to take great risks?
Are you willing to learn, to strive, to struggle, to fail, to
persevere and to triumph? Can you measure up to what rowing
for the Yale lightweight crew demands?

If the answer is yes, you can join the long Blue line.

Rowing for the lightweight crew at Yale is a unique endeavor, and an exhilarating challenge. The men
who row for Yale make it so. All of them are part of a story that began in 1842. A story written by men
who found in a sport a demanding measure for their own courage and ability. The Yale
lightweight oarsmen who have gone before you have answered those hard questions. Rowing for
the Yale lightweights is not easy, and we like it that way. Those who pass the test are rewarded with an experience that cannot be duplicated anywhere.
Read what the legendary Yale coach Edwin Leader had to say
about rowing.

You can be part of this quest if you are committed to rowing, to
Yale Lightweight Crew, and to your teammates. You can be part of this quest if you show guts, and grit, and good humor.

Come
to YaleThe problem with these web pages
is that they are either laundry lists or empty rhetoric. To describe
the Yale experience through a computer is like a friend describing a
painting; it's just better to see it in person yourself.

Come visit us. Though there are certain NCAA restrictions on visits,
we want you to visit us when school is in session. Go to seminars, lectures,
classes, football games, Masters Teas, plays, museums, soccer games,
galleries, speeches, hockey games, dining halls, labs, libraries, coffee
shops, bookstores, Cutler's, and even the Doodle. Best of all, come
to practice! Come to Derby and watch us train. Go to Payne Whitney Gym
for an erg or tank or weight lifting session. It's all up to you.

But
whatever you choose to do, the most important choice is to VISIT!

Thank you for stopping by and browsing our site. Below is a short form
that our coaching staff will use to contact you if you are considering
Yale for your college career. Please fill it out completely and we will
forward it to the coaches. Thanks for your interest in Yale and the
Yale Lightweight Crew.

Please fill out our recruiting
form, which can be found by clicking here.